Hotel Institute, Montreux, Switzerland
About the university
About HIM - Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland
We believe it is essential to give you an education that not only combines the greatest aspects of hospitality and business, but also empowers you to be flexible, quick-thinking, and creative, much like the amazing industry of hospitality!
Our cutting-edge curriculum is intended to keep you abreast of new trends, and you are urged to be imaginative and creative in all you do. You will develop a customer-centric mentality and increase your agility throughout your stay at Hotel Institute Montreux, giving you an advantage in the workplace.
Our curriculum is presented by knowledgeable instructors and guest lecturers who are professionals in their industries. They are dedicated to being accessible to you and bring their real-world expertise into the classroom. In order to establish a truly global atmosphere, your students from all over the world will also teach you something. Thanks to your learned business acumen, you will finish your trip well-prepared for a job not just in the hotel sector but in any industry.
Nurturing strong industry relationships
We firmly support the dual Swiss model since it expertly combines theory and practice. The curriculum is informed by the industry and promotes your employability and professional development through a number of industry collaborations and an ever-expanding list of alumni who return to share their success stories with current students.
Our Campus
Live and learn in the heart of the Swiss Riviera.
The facilities and location of Hotel Institute Montreux are excellent. Being in the heart of Montreux, you have access to all the services, sights, and cultural attractions that this thriving area has to offer. Our campus is divided between Hotel Europe, a former hotel with a rich history, and Léman Residence, which are both close to the railway station and one another. Modern study facilities and state-of-the-art accommodations are available thanks to the renovation and equipment of each building.
Modern classrooms provide an engaging learning environment. Relax between lessons in our five-star-style lounges.
In our cafeteria and fine-dining restaurant, students serve an international buffet three times a day. Weather permitting, lunch with your students on the Hotel Europe deck.
Faculty
Our professors are international and represent a variety of sectors. They want kids to think independently and own their education. Rigor and expertise prepare pupils for professions.
Specializations
Bringing the industry to the classroom. The BBA provides numerous specialties sponsored by business professionals who create course content, deliver guest lectures, conduct corporate visits, and provide internship and job opportunities to our students.
- Luxury branding. This speciality covers the worldwide luxury sector. Students learn how to identify new market possibilities, build successful communication tactics, and bridge the human and digital consumer experience while investigating the role of marketing in luxury organizations.
- Wealth management, financial analysis. This concentration focuses on portfolio management to help students comprehend capital markets and fundamental research.
- Human Development. This specialty teaches how to link HR with company strategy. Students learn about conflict, mediation, and performance and conflict management methods.
- Management Franchise. This specialty teaches you how to franchise a concept, buy an existing franchise, take over a family-owned firm, and more. It prepares you for a career's business problems and revenue potential.
- Senior Housing Management. This expertise develops and manages senior living hospitality and healthcare facilities. It investigates ways to combine hospitality and health care in senior living situations and comprehend healthy aging.
Career services
Our career coaches offer one-on-one coaching and practical advice, from CV writing to interview prep. As you investigate career choices, they'll assist you find internships.
- Internships let you put your knowledge and abilities to use and travel the globe. Internships can be in hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, airlines, luxury (watchmaking, beauty, personal products), banks, insurance businesses, or retail.
- Unique networking. Twice a year, you enjoy unique admission to the International Recruitment Forum (IRF), one of Europe's major professional events. There, you may network, hear career presentations, meet and interview with industry leaders, and participate in panel discussions. Recruiters from different locations and businesses visit the school year-round.